Reynolds County

Reynolds County, MO

Data available through 1/1/2013

Date

Time (CST)

F/EF-Scale

Length (Miles)

Maximum Width (Yards)

Killed

Injured

Property Damage

Source*

5/30/1917

4:00 PM

F3

28

300

4

n/a

n/a

G

Developed over the NE part of Reynolds County and moved through Iron County before dissipating in St. Francois County.  Several homes near "Munger" were destroyed and 4 people killed.   A total of 7 people were killed and 25 injured along the path of this tornado.

9/19/1924

6:00 PM

F2

20

200

0

0

n/a

G

Developed W of Ellington and moved NE in Iron County.  Two homes and a barn were destroyed on the N side of Ellington.

3/18/1925

1:01 PM

F2

219

1200

n/a

n/a

n/a

G

The start of the Great Tri State Tornado that killed 695 people, injured 2027, and $16,500,000 in property damage started 3 miles NNW of Ellington.  Shortly after developing, it killed a farmer.  It then quickly moved NE into Iron and Madison County before moving through parts of southern Illinois and southwest Indiana.  While F2 was probably the maximum damage caused in Reynolds County, this tornado did caused F5 damage later in its path.  It is widely accepted that this was likely a series of tornadoes instead of one long tracked tornado.

5/21/1957

3:45 PM

F1

0.25

17

0

0

n/a

NCDC

3/25/1964

1:00 PM

F3

46

300

0

n/a

>$5,000

NCDC

Major damage done by one tornado that moved from near Van Buren (Carter County)  to Garwood then into northern Wayne County.    Many homes and farm buildings were damaged along the entire path with a total of 26 injuries.

4/12/1970

7:00 PM

F2

5

100

0

1

>$50,000

NCDC

A small tornado touched down to unroof a residence and injure a child on the NE edge of Ellington and then moved NE destroying or damaging barns and outbuildings on 6 farms along Route K.  The final damage point was on  a farm in the Sinking Creek Bottoms 6 miles NE of Ellington.  In wooded areas the damage path was described as "It looked as if someone had raked the leaves from the forest floor".

12/2/1982

8:30 PM

F1

1

70

0

0

>$50,000

NCDC

A tornado described as a double vortex cloud passed through the Garwood area.  Five homes were partly destroyed and several barns and outbuildings were also destroyed.

3/6/1992

3:30 PM

F1

1.6

40

0

0

>$50,000

NCDC

A tornado destroyed several barns and damaged a few houses.  The Reynolds County Sheriff reported large trees downed.

3/6/1992

4:00 PM

F0

0.5

23

0

0

n/a

NCDC

5/18/2001

4:20 PM

F0

0

50

0

0

$0

NCDC

The Reynolds County Sheriff reported a brief tornado north of Ellington. The tornado hit a wooded area and uprooted several trees.

5/20/2001

9:35 PM

F0

0

50

0

0

$0

NCDC

Severe storm spotters reported a brief tornado southeast of Ellington. Damage was limited to a few uprooted trees.

5/30/2004

4:45 PM

F0

0

40

0

0

n/a

NCDC

A small tornado downed some trees and caused damage at an electric substation.

10/18/2004

3:37 PM

F0

0.5

40

0

0

$100,000

NCDC

A small tornado hit the Redford area  Several structures suffered minor damage, primarily roof shingles and siding blown off.  One garage and 2 barns also suffered roof damage.

1/2/2006

4:45 AM

F0

1

50

0

0

n/a

NCDC

A small brief tornado caused damage along Highway B southwest of Reynolds. One home suffered minor roof damage, one outbuilding was destroyed, a couple of camper trailers were overturned, and trees damaged.

3/11/2006

7:55 PM

F1

13

75

0

0

$0

NCDC

A tornadic supercell thunderstorm moved across southeast Missouri and southwest Illinois producing 4 tornadoes. The first tornado formed at about 7:55 pm CST about 1.5 miles south of Centerville just east of Highway 21 near Route O. The damage here was about 75 yards wide and consisted of snapped and uprooted trees. The tornado moved northeast snapping off and uprooting more trees near Route V and County Road 342. The tornado then moved into Iron County. 

9/22/2006

1:42 PM

F2

13

550

0

0

n/a

NCDC

The tornado touched down 2.5 miles southeast of Oates, in Reynolds County, near Forest Road 2329, then traveled northeast crossing Route J near the intersection with County Road 829. At this location it removed the roof of a pole barn, caused damage to the roof of a house and uprooted and snapped numerous trees. The damage path was around 200 yards wide and was rated F1 in intensity. As it traveled northeast, it snapped, uprooted and twisted numerous trees and caused minor roof damage to a manufactured home. As the tornado crossed Highway 49, two and a half miles north of the town of Black, it caused considerable damage. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted, an unanchored manufactured home sustained heavy damage and was shifted 30 feet. Two automobiles were lifted distances ranging from 10 to 50 yards and two other homes sustained varying degrees of damage directly from the tornado and from fallen trees. A well defined convergent pattern was evident in the debris and eyewitnesses indicate the tornado had a multiple vortex structure. The damage path was around a third of a mile wide and was rated a high end F1 in this location. Further to the northeast, the tornado crossed Route MM around eight tenths of a mile north of Monterey. At this location an uninhabited home was completely destroyed with the walls pulled from numerous anchor bolts attached to the concrete foundation. Also, a wooden power pole was snapped at the base and numerous trees were snapped. The damage path was around a quarter of a mile wide and was rated a low end F2 in this location. The tornado then tracked northeast into Iron County about three tenths of a mile north of Munger. No injuries or deaths were reported.

5/8/2009

9:15 AM

EF1

2

440

0

0

n/a

NCDC

It was determined that an EF1 tornado occurred 6.5 miles north of Ellington in Reynolds county. Significant roof damage to 2 homes was noted, as well as a chaotic damage pattern in the hundreds of downed trees. Debris was scattered for approximately one quarter of a mile. The tornado damage path was estimated to be approximately 2 miles long and one quarter mile wide.

*Sources

G - Grazulis, T. P., 1993: Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991.  A Chronology and Analysis of Events. Environmental Films, Tornado Project, St. Johnsbury, VT.

NCDC - National Climatic Data Center U.S. Local Storms Events Data (www.ncdc.noaa.gov)